Hans Swarowsky

The League of American Orchestras organised a conducting masterclass in 1967, and invited for the first time Hans Swarowsky:

With daughters Daniela and Gloria

With Abbado, Kreisky and Milstein

From left to right: Swarowsky, Claudio Abbado, Bruno Kreisky (Austrian Chancelor), and Nathan Milstein:

Mozart's Solfeggi (Universal Edition)

Swarowsky's proof copy of his edition (Universal Edition) of Mozart's "Solfeggi", the little-known singing exercises for his wife Constanze, with Swarowsky’s correction markings (also the Italian text)

Montreal November 1965

With Doris and Daniela

Mahler 3 in Los Angeles

Zubin Mehta invited Hans Swarowsky to conduct Mahler's 3rd symphony with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra in February 1965:

Los Angeles, July 1965

Don Carlo, Vienna State Opera 1965

Creation November 1963

This performance of Haydn's Creation was a gala concert at the Vienna Konzerthaus to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Vienna Music Academy (now University)

Portrait 1963

Rostropovich, Vienna 1962

With Mstislav Rostropovich and the Niederösterreichische Tonkünstler at the Vienna Musikverein on 3.6.1962. On the programm:

Dvorak Cello Concerto

Tchaikovsky Rococco Variations

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1

Letter Jaroslav Weinberger 1961

Visitimg Vienna, Weinberger is writing to Swarowsky asking if it's possible to meet:

With Wilhelm Backhaus in 1961

Wilhelm Backhaus was awarded on this occasion the prestigious Beethoven ring:

Swarowsky private library in 1961

Hans Swarowsky in his private library, which also containted several thousand items of first editions:

London 1960s

With Alma Mahler in Vienna 1960

Swarowsky conducted Mahler's 3rd Symphony for the composers 100th birthday in 1960, and also met again Alma Mahler, who came to Vienna specifically for that occasion. They knew each other since the 1920s, having met in Swarowskys sister Gina Kauss's literary salons.

Hans Swarowsky

Gottfried von Einem, postcard 1969

In Prague around 1968

Conducting course Orkney Springs 1967

With Henryk Szeryng